Chapter 5

reduced to despair, VI. iii. 8; resort to unaccustomed foods, VI. iii. 10, 11; try to force Belisarius to light a decisive battle, VI. iii. 12 ff.; lived in luxury under Theoderic, V. xx. 11; held in especial honour the teachings of the Christians, V. xxv. 23

Rome, first city of the West, VI. vii. 38; captured by Alaric the elder, V. xii. 41; visited by envoys from Justinian, V. iii. 5, 16; garrison left therein by Vittigis, V. xi. 25, 26; Goths withdraw from, V. xi. 26; abandoned by the Gothic garrison, V. xiv. 12, 13; entered by Belisarius at the same time that the Gothic garrison left it, V. xiv. 14; keys of, sent to Justinian, V. xiv. 15; its defences repaired and improved by Belisarius, V. xiv. 15; ill-situated for a siege, V. xiv. 16; had never sustained a long siege, V. xxiv. 13; its territories secured by Belisarius, V. xvi. 1; provisioned for the siege, V. xvii. 14; account of the building of the wall on both sides of the Tiber, V. xix. 6-10; its siege begun by the Goths, V. xxiv. 26; not entirely shut in by them, V. xxv. 6; mills operated in the Tiber by Belisarius, V. xix. 19 ff.; visited by famine and pestilence, VI. iii. 1; abandoned by the Goths, VI. x. 12 ff.; garrisoned by Belisarius, VI. xiii. 1; terminus of the Appian Way, V. xiv. 6; its boundaries adjoin Campania, V. xv. 22; the palace, VI. viii. 10, ix. 5; its aqueducts, VI. iii. 3-7, ix. 1, 2; cut by the Goths, V. xix. 13; their number and size, _ibid._; stopped up by Belisarius, V. xix. 18; water of one used to turn the mills, V. xix. 8; its chief priest Silverius, V. xi. 26, xiv. 4, xxv. 13; Vigilius V. xxv. 13, xxvi. 2; its gates fourteen in number, V. xix. 1; the Asinarian, V. xiv. 14; the Pancratian, V. xviii. 35; the Salarian, V. xviii. 39; the Flaminian, V. xix. 2; the Praenestine, _ibid._; the Aurelian, V. xix. 4; the Transtiburtine, _ibid._; of Peter, _ibid._; of Paul, VI. iv. 3; the Pincian, V. xix. 14; its church of Peter the Apostle, VI. ix. 17; its sewers, V. xix. 29; its "stadium" in the Plain of Nero VI. i. 5; excavations for storage outside the walls, VI. i. 11; its harbour Portus, V. xxv. 4, xxvi. 3, 7, 9; Ostia, VI. iv. 2; distance from Centumcellae, VI. vii. 19; from Narnia, V. xvii. 6; from Portus and the sea, V. xxvi. 4; from Tibur, VI. iv. 7; description of the engines of war used against it by Vittigis, V. xxi. 3-12; a priest of, V. xvi. 20

Rusticus, a Roman priest, sent with Peter to Justinian, V. vi. 13, 14

Sacred Island, at the mouth of the Tiber, V. xxvi. 5

Salarian Gate, in Rome, V. xviii. 19, etc.; held by Belisarius, V. xix. 14; attacked by the Goths, V. xxxii. 1-9; Goths repulsed from, V. xxiii. 24, 25

Salones, city in Dalmatia; Mundus sent against, V. v. 2; taken by him, V. v. 11; battle near, V. vii. 2 ff.; its inhabitants mistrusted by the Goths, V. vii. 10, 31; weakness of its defences, V. vii. 31; occupied by the Goths, V. vii. 27; abandoned by them, V. vii. 32; occupied by Constantianus, V. vii. 33-36; Vittigis sends an army against, V. xvi. 9, 10; strengthened by Constantianus, V. xvi. 14, 15; invested by the Goths, V. xvi. 16

Samnites, a people of central Italy, V. xv. 21; children among; their gruesome play, V. xx. 1-4

Samnium, VI. v. 2; a portion of, surrendered to Belisarius, V. xv. 1, 15; the remainder held by the Goths, V. xv. 2

Scardon, city in Dalmatia, V. vii. 32, xvi. 13

Sciri, a Gothic nation, V. i. 3

Sclaveni, a barbarian nation, VI. xv. 2; in the Roman army, V. xxvii. 2

Scrithiphini, nation on the island of Thule; their manner of life, customs, etc., VI. xv. 16-25

Scylla, the story of, located at the strait of Messana, V. viii. 1

Sibyl, The, her prophecy regarding Mundus, V. vii. 6-8; prophecies of, consulted by patricians, V. xxiv. 28; difficulty of understanding them, V. xxiv. 34-37; her cave shewn at Cumae, V. xiv. 3

Sicilians, applaud Belisarius, V. v. 18; find the Romans faithful to their promises, V. viii. 18, 27

Sicily, Belisarius sent thither with a fleet, V. v. 6, xiii. 14; taken by him, V. v. 12 ff., 18; garrisoned by him, V. xxiv. 2; Theodatus proposes to withdraw from, V. vi. 2; grain brought thence by Belisarius, V. xiv. 17; Roman refugees resort to, V. xxv. 10; offered to Belisarius by the Goths, VI. vi. 27; Goths sent thither by Belisarius, VI. xiii. 4; smaller than Britain, VI. vi. 28

Silverius, chief priest of Rome, V. xi. 26; influences the citizens to yield to the Romans, V. xiv. 4; dismissed by Belisarius, V. xxv. 13

Singidunum, city in Pannonia, V. xv. 27, VI. xv. 30

Sinthues, bodyguard of Belisarius; sent to Tibur with Magnus, VI. iv. 7; repairs the defences, VI. iv. 15; wounded in battle, _ibid._

Siphilas, bodyguard of Constantianus, at the taking of Salones, V. vii. 34

Sirmium, city of the Gepaedes in Pannonia, V. iii. 15, xi. 5, xv. 27

Siscii, a people of central Europe, V. xv. 26

Solomon, king of the Jews; his treasures taken from Rome by Alaric, V. xii. 42

Spain, first country of Europe beginning from Gibraltar, V. xii. 3; its size compared with that of Gaul, V. xii. 5; formerly subject to the Romans, V. xii. 9; occupied by the Visigoths, V. xii. 12; really under the sway of Theoderic, V. xii. 47; Theudis establishes an independent power in, V. xii. 50-54; Spanish woman of great wealth married by him, V. xii. 50; Visigoths retire to, V. xiii. 13

Spaniards, situated beyond Gaul, V. xv. 29

Spolitium, city in Italy; submits to Constantinus, V. xvi. 3; garrisoned by him, V. xvi. 4, xvii. 3; avoided by Vittigis, V. xvii. 7, VI. xi. 9; Presidius takes refuge in, VI. viii. 2

Stephanus, a Neapolitan; remonstrates with Belisarius, V. viii. 7-11; urged by Belisarius to win over the Neapolitans, V. viii. 19; his attempts to do so, V. viii. 20, 21; assisted by Antiochus, V. viii. 21; opposed by Pastor and Asclepiodotus, V. viii. 22-24; goes again to Belisarius, V. viii. 25; summoned once more by Belisarius, V. ix. 23; returns to the city, V. ix. 29; bitterly accuses Asclepiodotus before Belisarius, V. x. 40-43

Suartuas, an Erulian; appointed king of the Eruli by Justinian, VI. xv. 32; attempts to destroy the Eruli sent to Thule, VI. xv. 34; flees to Byzantium, VI. xv. 35; Justinian attempts to restore him, VI. xv. 36

Suevi, barbarian people in Gaul, V. xii. 11; in two divisions, V. xv. 26; Asinarius gathers an army among them, V. xvi. 9, 12

Suntas, bodyguard of Belisarius, VI. vii. 27

Symmachus, a Roman senator and ex-consul, father-in-law of Boetius, V. i. 32; his death, V. i. 34; his children receive from Amalasuntha his property, V. ii. 5

Syracuse, surrenders to Belisarius, V. v. 12; entered by him on the last day of his consulship, V. v. 18, 19; garrisoned by him, V. viii. 1

Syria, home of Antiochus of Naples, V. viii. 21

Taracina, city near Rome, V. xi. 2; at the limit of Campania, V. xv. 22; Euthalius stops in, VI. ii. 1; Belisarius sends a hundred men thither, VI. ii. 3; occupied by Martinus and Trajan, VI. iv. 6, 14; left by them, VI. v. 4

Tarmutus, an Isaurian, brother of Ennes; persuades Belisarius to allow his infantry troops a share in the fighting, V. xxviii. 23-29; fights valiantly, V. xxix. 39, 40; his remarkable escape, V. xxix. 42, 43; his death, V. xxix. 44

Taulantii, a people of Illyricum, V. i. 13

Theoctistus, a physician; his successful treatment of Arzes' wound, VI. ii. 26 ff.

Theodatus, son of Amalafrida and nephew of Theoderic, V. iii. 1; opposed by Amalasuntha in his oppression of the people of Tuscany, V. iii. 2, 3; plans to hand over Tuscany to Justinian, V. iii. 4, 29; meets the envoys of Justinian secretly, V. iii. 9; accused by the Tuscans, V. iv. 1; compelled by Amalasuntha to make restitution, V. iv. 2; her attempts to gain his support, V. iv. 9 ff.; becomes king, V. iv. 10, 19; imprisons Amalasuntha, V. iv. 13-15; sends envoys and a letter to Justinian, V. iv. 15, 16; receives the envoy Peter from Justinian, V. iv. 17; opposed by Justinian, V. iv. 22; defended by Opilio, V. iv. 25; persuaded to kill Amalasuntha, V. iv. 26, 27; denounced by Peter, V. iv. 30; his excuses, V. iv. 31; terrified by Peter, suggests an agreement with Justinian, V. vi. 1-5; recalls Peter and consults him further, V. vi. 6-13; his letter to Justinian, V. vi. 14-21; reply of Justinian, V. vi. 22-25; receives envoys from Justinian, V. vi. 26; refuses to put his agreement into effect, V. vii. 11, 12; makes a speech regarding rights of envoys, V. vii. 13-16; receives a letter addressed to the Gothic nobles, V. vii. 22; guards the envoys Peter and Athanasius, V. vii. 25; proposes an alliance with the Franks, V. xiii. 14, 24; kept the wives and children of the garrison of Naples, V. viii. 8; appealed to in vain by the Neapolitans, V. ix. 1; the story of the swine whose fortune foreshadowed the outcome of the war, V. ix. 2-7; dethroned by the Goths, V. xi. 1; flees toward Ravenna, pursued by Optaris, V. xi. 6; the cause of Optaris' hatred of him, V. xi. 7, 8; killed on the road, V. xi. 9, xiii. 15, xxix. 6; brother of Amalaberga, V. xiii. 2; father of Theodegisclus, V. xi. 10; father-in-law of Ebrimous, V. viii. 3; father of Theodenanthe, _ibid._; his unstable character, V. vii. 11; accustomed to seek oracles, V. ix. 3

Theodegisclus, son of Theodatus; imprisoned by Vittigis, V. xi. 10

Theodenanthe, daughter of Theodatus, wife of Ebrimous, V. viii. 3

Theoderic, Gothic king, patrician and ex-consul in Byzantium, V. i. 9, VI. vi. 16; leads the Goths in rebellion, V. i. 9; persuaded by Zeno to attack Odoacer, V. i. 10, VI. vi. 16, 23; leads the Gothic people to Italy, V. i. 12; not followed from Thrace by all the Goths, V. xvi. 2; besieges Ravenna, V. i. 24; his agreement with Odoacer, V. i. 24; kills him, V. i. 25; his war with the Gepaedes, V. xi. 5; forms close alliance with the Thuringians and Visigoths, V. xii. 21, 22; feared by the Franks, V. xii. 23; forms an alliance with them, V. xii. 24; craftily refrains from participation in the war against the Burgundians and gains part of their land, V. xii. 26-28, 31, 32; disregarded by the Franks, V. xii. 33; appealed to by Alaric and sends him an army, V. xii. 34; reproached by the Visigoths, V. xii. 37; drives the Franks from besieging Carcasiana, V. xii. 44; recovers eastern Gaul, V. xii. 45; makes Amalaric king of the Visigoths, acting as regent himself, V. xii. 46; sends Theudis to Spain with an army, V. xii. 50; tolerates his tyranny, V. xii. 51-54; virtual ruler over Gaul and Spain as well as Italy, V. xii. 47-49; imposed a tribute on the Visigoths, V. xii. 47, 48, xiii. 6; removed the treasures of Carcasiana, V. xiii. 6; kills Symmachus and Boetius, V. i. 34; terrified thereafter by the appearance of a fish's head, V. i. 35 ff.; his death, V. i. 39, xiii. 1; succeeded by Atalaric, V. ii. 1; made no new laws in Italy, VI. vi. 17; mosaic picture of, in Naples, V. xxiv. 22; kept the Romans in luxury, V. xx. 11; did not allow the Goths to educate their children, V. ii. 14; his own ignorance of letters, V. ii. 16; his character as a sovereign, V. i. 26 ff., xi. 26; beloved by his subjects, V. i. 29-31; brother of Amalafrida, V. iii. 1; father of Amalasuntha, V. ii. 23, xxiv. 25; father of Theodichusa, V. xii. 22; grandfather of Amalaric, V. xii. 43, 46; of Atalaric, V. ii. 1, xxiv. 24; of Matasuntha, V. xi. 27, xxix. 8; uncle of Theodatus, V. iii. 1; the family of, V. iv. 6

Theodichusa, daughter of Theoderic, betrothed to Alaric the younger, V. xii. 22; mother of Amalaric, V. xii. 43

Theodoriscus, a Cappadocian, guardsman of Martinus; conspicuous for his valour, V. xxix. 20, 21

Thessalonica, home of Peter, V. iii. 30

Theudibert, king of the Franks; gives his sister in marriage to Amalaric, V. xiii. 4; appealed to by her, V. xiii. 10; defeats Amalaric in battle, V. xiii. 11; takes possession of the Visigothic portion of Gaul, V. xiii. 12; sanctions treaty with Theodatus, V. xiii. 27; sends allies to Vittigis, VI. xii. 38, 39

Theudis, a Goth, marries a woman in Spain and sets up an independent power there, V. xii. 50-54; tyrant in Spain, V. xiii. 13

Thrace, ancient home of the Goths, V. xvi. 2; home of Constantinus and Bessas, V. v. 3; of Cutilas, VI. ii. 10; of Ulimuth, VI. xiii. 14

Thracians, a force of, reaches Dryus, VI. v. 1; with the Roman army, VI. xi. 5; sent to Milan under command of Paulus, VI. xii. 26, 27

Thule, description of the island, its inhabitants, long nights, etc., VI. xv. 4 ff.; Eruli settled there, VI. xv. 29; the Eruli send thither for a king, VI. xiv. 42, xv. 27, 30; their messengers return from, VI. xv. 33

Thurii, a city in southern Italy, V. xv. 23

Thuringians, barbarians in Gaul, V. xii. 10, 11; form close alliance with Theoderic, V. xii. 21, 22; their ruler Hermenefridus, V. xii. 22; subjugated by the Franks, V. xiii. 1

Tiber River, an obstacle to Vittigis, V. xvii. 13-15; defended by Belisarius, V. xvii. 18, xviii. 2 ff.; crossed by Vittigis, V. xviii. 1 ff.; xxiv. 3; crossed by the Goths to storm the wall, V. xxii. 18, 25; used by Belisarius to turn the mills, V. xix. 19 ff.; Romans bring in provisions by it, VI. vii. 8 ff; description of its mouths, V. xxvi. 5-8; navigable, V. xxvi. 6; freight traffic on, V. xxvi. 10-12; its tortuous course, V. xxvi. 11; flowed by the wall near the Aurelian Gate, V. xxii. 16, VI. ix. 16; sewers of Rome discharged into it, V. xix. 29; bridged in building the wall of Rome, V. xix. 10; included in the fortifications of Rome, V. xix. 6-10; bridge over, distance from Rome, V. xvii. 13; fortified by Belisarius, V. xvii. 14; abandoned by the garrison, V. xvii. 19

Tibur, occupied by Sinthues and Magnus, VI. iv. 7; distance from Rome, _ibid._

Ticinum, strongly fortified city, VI. xii. 32; battle fought near, VI. xii. 31, 33

Totila, ruler of the Goths, V. xxiv. 32

Trajan, bodyguard of Belisarius; makes a successful attack upon the Goths, V. xxvii. 4 ff.; sent to Taracina, VI. iv. 6; which he occupies with Martinus, VI. iv. 14; summoned back to Rome, VI. v. 4; sent against the Goths, VI. v. 9, 10; in the battle at the Pincian Gate, VI. v. 21; his strange wound, VI. v. 24-27

Transtiburtine Gate, threatened by a Gothic camp, V. xix. 4

Tria Fata, near the temple of Janus in Rome, V. xxv. 19

Tripolis, ashes from Vesuvius fell in, VI. iv. 27

Troy, a man of Troy, V. xv. 10; see also Ilium

Tudera, town in Italy, garrisoned by Vittigis; VI. xi. 1; surrenders to Belisarius, VI. xiii. 2, 3; garrisoned by him, VI. xiii. 4

Tuscan Sea, south of Gaul, V. xii. 6, 7; distance from Ravenna, V. xv. 19

Tuscans, accuse Theodatus before Amalasuntha, V. iv. 1; welcome Constantinus into their cities, V. xvi. 4

Tuscany, extending from Aemilia to the boundaries of Rome, V. xv. 30; most of its lands owned by Theodatus, V. iii. 2, 29; who plans to hand it over to Justinian, V. iii. 4, iv. 17; invaded by Constantinus, V. xvi. 1 ff.; its cities: Genoa, VI. xii. 29; Narnia, V. xvi. 2; Spolitium and Perusia, V. xvi. 3; Clusium, VI. xi. 1; Centumcellae, VI. vii. 18, 19; its lake Vulsina, V. iv. 14

Tydeus, father of Diomedes, V. xv. 8

Uliaris, a Goth, in command of Naples, V. iii. 15

Ulias, a Goth, given as a hostage, VI. vii. 13

Uligisalus, sent to Dalmatia, V. xvi. 8; enters Liburnia alone, V. xvi. 12; defeated, retires to Burnus, V. xvi. 13; proceeds with Asinarius to Salones, V. xvi. 16; stationed in Tudera, VI. xi. 1

Ulimuth, of Thrace, bodyguard of Belisarius; renders signal service at Ancon, VI. xiii. 14, 15

Ulitheus, uncle of Vittigis, defeated and killed by John, VI. x. 2

Unilas, Gothic commander; sent into Tuscany, V. xvi. 5; defeated and captured, V. xvi. 6, 7

Uraïas, Gothic commander; sent into Liguria, VI. xii. 37; nephew of Vittigis, _ibid._

Urbinus, city in Picenum, VI. x. 5; passed by John, VI. x. 5, 7; garrisoned by Vittigis, VI. xi. 2

Ursicinus, Roman commander of infantry, V. v. 3, xxiii. 3

Urviventus, town near Rome; garrisoned by Vittigis, VI. xi. 1

Vacimus, Gothic commander; sent against Ancon, VI. xiii. 5, 8

Vacis, a Goth, sent to the Salarian Gate to harangue the Romans, V. xviii. 39-41

Valentinian, Roman emperor; slain by Maximus, V. xxv. 15

Valentinus, Roman commander of cavalry, V. v. 3; sent to the Plain of Nero by Belisarius, V. xxviii. 16, 19; unable to control his troops, V. xxix. 28

Valentinus, groom of Photius; fights valiantly, V. xviii. 18

Valerian, Roman commander; sent to Italy, V. xxiv. 19; winters in Aetolia, V. xxiv. 20; ordered to hasten to Rome, V. xxiv. 18; arrives in Rome, V. xxvii. 1; sent out against the Goths by Belisarius, V. xxvii. 22; sent to the Plain of Nero, VI. ii. 8; fights there with varying fortune, VI. ii. 19 ff.; with Martinus rescues Bochas, VI. ii. 24; establishes a camp at the church of Paul, VI. iv. 11; returns to the city, VI. iv. 12; with Ildiger seizes Constantinus, VI. viii. 16; uncle of Damian, VI. vii. 26; his bodyguard Gouboulgoudou, VI. xiii. 14

Vandalarius, see Visandus

Vandals in Africa; their overthrow, V. iii. 22, v. 1, xxix. 8

Varni, a barbarian nation, VI. xv. 2

Veneti, their territory adjoining Istria, and extending to Ravenna, V. xv. 25

Venetia, held by the Goths, V. xi. 16

Vergentinus, Roman senator; escapes execution by flight, V. xxvi. 2

Vesuvius, threatens an eruption, VI. iv. 21; description of the mountain, VI. iv. 22-24; distance from Naples, VI. iv. 22; its heavy ash showers, VI. iv. 25-27; periodicity of its eruptions, VI. iv. 28; its fertility, VI. iv. 29; its salubrious atmosphere, VI. iv. 30

Vigilius, appointed chief priest of Rome, V. xxv. 13; brother of Reparatus, V. xxvi. 2

Visandus Vandalarius, a Goth; distinguished for his bravery at the battle of the Mulvian bridge, V. xviii. 29; his unexpected recovery, V. xviii. 30-33; stationed at Auximus, VI. xi. 2

Visandus, Erulian commander, VI. xiii. 18

Visigoths, occupy all of Spain and part of Gaul, V. xii. 12; their ruler Alaric the younger, V. xii. 22; form close alliance with Theoderic, V. xii. 21, 22; attacked by the Franks, V. xii. 33; encamp against them, V. xii. 35; compel Alaric to fight, V. xii. 36-38; defeated in battle, V. xii. 40; choose Giselic as king, V. xii. 43; Amalaric becomes king over them, V. xii. 46; mingle with the Goths, V. xii. 49; separate from them, V. xiii. 7, 8; defeated by the Franks, V. xiii. 11; withdraw from Gaul to Spain, V. xiii. 13

Vitalian, the tyrant, uncle of John, VI. v. 1, vii. 25

Vittigis, chosen king of the Goths, V. xi. 5; his good birth and military achievements, _ibid._; sends Optaris in pursuit of Theodatus, V. xi. 6; imprisons the son of Theodatus, V. xi. 10; advises withdrawal to Ravenna, V. xi. 11 ff.; withdraws to Ravenna, leaving a garrison in Rome, V. xi. 26; unable to recall the Goths from Gaul, V. xiii. 16; addresses the Goths, V. xiii. 17-25; forms an alliance with the Franks, V. xiii. 26-28; summons Marcias from Gaul, V. xiii. 29; sends an army against the Romans in Tuscany, V. xvi. 5; eager to leave Ravenna, but prevented by the absence of Marcias, V. xvi. 7, 11; sends an army to Dalmatia, V. xvi. 8, 9; finally moves against Rome, V. xvi. 19; his feverish haste, V. xvi. 20, 21, xvii. 8; refrains from attacking Perusia, Spolitium, and Narnia, V. xvii. 7, 8; advances through Sabine territory, V. xvii. 12; halts at the Tiber, V. xvii. 13; sends Vacis to the Salarian Gate, V. xviii. 39; commands one Gothic camp, V. xix. 12; his name given in play to one of the Samnite children, V. xx. 1-4; sends envoys to Belisarius, V. xx. 7; hears their report, V. xxi. 1; prepares to storm the wall, V. xxi. 2, 3; constructs engines of war, V. xxi. 4-12; makes a general assault on the wall, V. xxii. 1 ff.; leads an attack on the Vivarium, V. xxii. 10 ff.; where he presses the Romans hard, V. xxiii. 13; breaks down the outer wall, V. xxiii. 17, 19; his attacking force cut to pieces, V. xxiii. 20-22; kills Roman senators, V. xxvi. 1; seizes Portus, V. xxvi. 3, 14; tries to use Roman tactics on Belisarius, V. xxvii. 15-23; prepares for battle and addresses his army, V. xxix. 1-15; commands in person at the great battle, V. xxix. 16 ff.; allows Portus to be abandoned, VI. vii. 16, 22; investigates the aqueduct, VI. ix. 1 ff.; tries a new stratagem, VI. ix. 16 ff.; alarmed for Ravenna, abandons Rome, VI. x. 8, 12, 13; marches to Ariminum, leaving garrisons in certain towns VI. xi. 1-3; besieges Ariminum, VI. xii. 1 ff.; sends an army into Liguria, VI. xii. 37; receives Frankish allies, VI. xii. 38; Belisarius marches against him, VI. xiii. 1; sends an army against Ancon, VI. xiii. 5; uncle of Uraïas, VI. xii. 37; nephew of Ulitheus, VI. x. 2; husband of Matasuntha, V. xi. 27, VI. x. 11

Vivarium, an enclosure in the walls of Rome, V. xxii. 10; built for the keeping of wild animals, V. xxiii. 16; a very vulnerable point in the wall, V. xxiii. 13, 15; attacked by Vittigis, V. xxii. 10, 11, xxiii. 13-23; successfully defended under the direction of Belisarius, V. xxiii. 14-23

Vulsina, lake in Tuscany; Amalasuntha imprisoned there, V. iv. 14

Wild ass, an engine used for throwing stones, V. xxi. 18, 19

Wolf, a contrivance used by Belisarius for guarding the gates of Rome, V. xxi. 19-22

Zarter, a Massagete, bodyguard of Belisarius, sent into Tuscany, V. xvi. 1

Zeno, emperor of the East, V. i. 2; persuades Theoderic to attack Odoacer, V. i. 10, VI. vi. 16, 23

Zeno, a Roman commander of cavalry, VI. v. 2; given as a hostage, VI. vii. 13

Transcriber's Notes:

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Obvious punctuation errors repaired.